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iign by pulling, that they fhould draw them up, working thus the whole day: And 

 when he will get up, he litteth again upon the great Rope, giving a new fign that 

 they ihould pull him up, or elfeheworketh himfelfup climbing along the Rope with 

 his Girdle full of Birds. It is alfo ufual that where there is not folks enough to hold 

 the great Rope, the Fowler driveth a poft floaping into the earth, and maketh the 

 Rope faft thereunto, letting fo himfelf down without any bodies help, to work in the 

 manner aforefaid $ fome Rocks arefo formed that one can go in them from the Land, 

 and there he taketh his Comrades with him, proceeding in the manner aforefaid, each 

 taking as much Fowl, as the Girdle about his Wafte can hold, and as much as he can 

 carry in a bundle on his back, carrying them in that manner home. There are alfo in 

 fome places high fteepC lifts, under the Land, that arife above an hundred Fathoms 

 from the Sea, that arealmoft as bad to come unto as the Rocks, whereunto they help 

 alfo one another in the aforefaid manner, taking a ftrong Rope with them, which 

 they faften here and there about the Clift, and let it hang there the whole Summer, 

 by which they nimbly climb up to take Fowl when they pleafe. 



Thefe manners are more terrible and dangerous to fee, then to defcribe, fpecially if 

 oneconfiders thefteepnefs and height of the Rocks, it feemingnot poffible that a man 

 could come to them, much lefs climb or be let down into them. They go alfo in (ome 

 places where they can only faften the ends of their Toes and Fingers, not (hunning 

 fuch places, though there be a hundred Fathoms height between them and the Sea. 



It is a dear Meat for thefe poor people,'for which they muft venture their Lives fo 

 extremely, and many after long venturing at laft do perifh therein. 



When that Fowl is brought home, a part thereof is eaten frefb, another part, when 

 there is much taken, being hung up to dry for Winter provifion. The Feathers be- 

 ing gathered to make Merchandize of for other expences. 



The Inhabitants get a great-many of thofe Fowls as God giveth his bleffing, and fit 

 weather. Yet this is not every where in the Land, but only in the Iflands that lie 

 towards the Sea, and have great Promontories, as the Northern JJlands, Mjggynefs, 

 Waagoe^Skuo, the Diemens, and Suderoe. 



And when it is dark Weather, they take raoft, for then the Birds ftay in the Rocks, 

 but in clear Weather and hot Sun-fhine they feek the Sea, and againft their flying 

 away, they keep themfelves mod: there, fitting on the Clifts towards the Sea "fid?, 

 where people go alfo fometimes to them with Boats, and take them with Fowling 

 Staves. 



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